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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / January 2007OTP: Bizarre home test kits
Ok, so either this is truly bizarre or I'm out of touch, I'll leave it to you guys to judge. DH and I were in the grocery store yesterday buying a few items. When we were in the pharmacy area, he was trying to find ear drops, so I was patiently standing there, looking at the products while waiting for him to make his selection. Next to the feminine infection treatments, condoms and other similar items was... a menopause test kit. WTF? Do we really need a home test kit for menopause? And I ask this seriously, as a 43-year old woman who may have menopause on her horizon, but it never occurred to me to get TESTED for it. When I pointed it out to DH, he dryly (and rhetorically) asked where the puberty test kits were. - Sharon "Gravity... is a harsh mistress!" > Ok, so either this is truly bizarre or I'm out of touch, I'll leave it > to you guys to judge. DH and I were in the grocery store yesterday buying a [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > test > kits were. When I was at that stage, my GP told me about some tests for hormone levels that can vary depending where you are in perimenopause.  Signature"and the snark alert level has reached "fuschia"" ---zig zigalo homes in on the meat of the matter >> Ok, so either this is truly bizarre or I'm out of touch, I'll leave it >> to you guys to judge. DH and I were in the grocery store yesterday buying a [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > When I was at that stage, my GP told me about some tests for hormone > levels that can vary depending where you are in perimenopause. Don't get me wrong, if you're feeling what might be symptoms, I fully understand going to a doctor to ask about treatments. But a home test kit? What exactly does that gain, other than to tell you you might want to go to the doctor? - Sharon "Gravity... is a harsh mistress!" >>> Ok, so either this is truly bizarre or I'm out of touch, I'll leave it >>> to you guys to judge. DH and I were in the grocery store yesterday [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > to the > doctor? Or, if what you are feeling is perimenopause (and not pregnancy), then it's not something you want to go to the doc about if you wouldn't be inclined to doing HRT. Adelle > >>> Ok, so either this is truly bizarre or I'm out of touch, I'll leave it > >>> to you guys to judge. DH and I were in the grocery store yesterday [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > not something you want to go to the doc about if you wouldn't be inclined to > doing HRT. Not to mention the exclusionary value. There are other conditions than menopause that can cause, say, hot flashes. Signature"and the snark alert level has reached "fuschia"" ---zig zigalo homes in on the meat of the matter |
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